James, this would be possible the moment Wikibase team accept this to be a requirement. This is not a technical issue, it's a philosophical one. I have written a patch that allows wikis to customize it very easily, but alas, no progress. Feel free to chime in.
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/c/mediawiki/extensions/Wikibase/+/455480 On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 1:15 PM James Heald <jpm.he...@gmail.com> wrote: > It should also be made possible for the local wikibase to use local > prefixes other than 'P' and 'Q' for its own local properties and items, > otherwise it makes things needlessly confusing -- but currently I think > this is not possible. > > -- James > > On 28/11/2018 16:32, Yuri Astrakhan wrote: > > I would add another very important aspect - query prefixes - to build > some > > cohesion within Wikibase community. > > > > Currently, WDQS hardcodes prefixes like "wd:" and "wdt:" to be based on > the > > "conceptUri" parameter. Which means that any Wikibase installation that > > has its own data would still use well-recognized wd* style prefixes, but > > they would not mean the same thing as for Wikidata, causing confusion. > > This is especially important because in most cases, people will want to > use > > federated queries to join data from their own Wikibase instances with the > > Wikidata one. > > > > My project - sophox.org (OpenStreetMap data and metadata) - has set up > an > > additional set of prefixes that mirror the wd* ones -- osmd, osmdt, ..., > > but users still have to override the default wd: meaning to point back to > > Wikidata, otherwise they cannot meaningfully use Wikidata federation. > > > > On Wed, Nov 28, 2018 at 8:24 AM Baptiste de Coulon (le lieu imaginaire) < > > b...@lelieuimaginaire.ch> wrote: > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> In the pre-conference of SWIB18 [1], Stacy Allison-Cassin and Dan Scott > >> have lead yesterday a great workshop on "Wikibase: configure, customize, > >> and collaborate". > >> > >> Among others, the discussion on the panel have show the big interest on > a > >> decentralized mode to use Wikidata throug a network of Wikibase > instances. > >> > >> To implement it, we have identify the following needs: > >> > >> - Wikibase instance on Docker have to be update to current version > of > >> the software. > >> - A users' community have to be build and remain in close > connecting interactions > >> with the development team. > >> - Performing Import and export script between Wikidata and Wikibase > >> have to be achieve. > >> - Connecting Properties have to be developping in the way to > >> interoperate the instances. > >> > >> Is the Wikidata Community agree with this proposal? The development team > >> also? > >> > >> Is it necessary to open a second mailing-list dedicate to Wikibase? > >> > >> Where is the best place to discuss of all this things? > >> > >> Best Regards > >> > >> Baptiste > >> > >> [1] http://swib.org/swib18/index.html > >> Pour le lieu imaginaire > >> > >> Baptiste de Coulon > >> conseiller en gestion de l'information > >> > >> le lieu imaginaire > >> rue des Oeillets 14 > >> 2502 Bienne > >> Suisse > >> > >> +41 78 636 32 17 > >> b...@lelieuimaginaire.ch > >> lelieuimaginaire.ch > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Wikidata mailing list > >> Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikidata mailing list > > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikidata mailing list > Wikidata@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikidata >
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